intinn

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish intinn, inntinn (compare Manx inçhyn), from Latin intentiō.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

intinn f (genitive singular intinne, nominative plural intinní)

  1. mind
  2. intention, intent
  3. objective, purpose, intention, object, end

Declension

Declension of intinn (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative intinn intinní
vocative a intinn a intinní
genitive intinne intinní
dative intinn intinní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an intinn na hintinní
genitive na hintinne na n-intinní
dative leis an intinn
don intinn 		leis na hintinní

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of intinn
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
intinn n-intinn hintinn not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “in(n)tinn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 191, page 73

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intentiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

intinn f

  1. mind, view, disposition
  2. intention, will, purpose
  3. high spirits, courage, exaltation of mind

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative intinnL — —
Vocative intinnL — —
Accusative intinnN — —
Genitive intinneH — —
Dative intinnL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: intinn
  • Manx: inçhyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: inntinn

Mutation

Mutation of intinn
radical lenition nasalization
intinn
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-intinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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